Don’t do evil because it’s small, and don’t do good because it’s small.

Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small. It comes from the edict of Liu Bei, Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty, and comes from "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, and the Biography of the First Master". It means don’t do something bad just because it’s a small thing, and don’t care about something good just because it’s a small thing.

Key word meaning:

Don’t: don’t.

To: think, think.

Goodness: good behavior, as opposed to "evil".

For: do, do.

Evil: sinful things, extremely bad things, as opposed to "good".

Extended information:

Liu Bei of the Three Kingdoms said: "Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small." This sentence talks about the principle of being a human being. As long as it is good, you must do it even if it is a small good; as long as it is "evil", you must not do even a small evil. This sentence deserves to be known and remembered by the world. Later generations passed down the saying: "Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small."

Liu Bei mentioned in his edict "Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small", which means don't do it just because it's a minor bad thing, don't do it just because it's a small thing. Smaller good deeds are not done. This is also an idiom originated by Liu Bei.

As the saying goes: No one knows his son better than his father. When Liu Bei's life was about to come to an end, what he worried about most was his son Liu Chan. Judging from Liu Bei's edict, he knew that his son Liu Chan had limited abilities and many shortcomings, so he earnestly reminded Liu Chan to read more to increase his knowledge and study more to improve his knowledge. However, it can be seen from Liu Chan's life that he still failed to live up to his father's good intentions. Liu Bei can be said to be an unworthy person.